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Checklist for Superfamily Syrphoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
1409
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
1409
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
1381
1993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
158
1109
1625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
156
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
32
109
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
23
74
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
13
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virgin Islands
2 Families width 6 Species
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virgin Islands
4 Genera with 6 Species
Eudorylas Aczel, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1981Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virgin Islands
6 Species
Eudorylas regalis Curran, 1928
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) cylindricus Fabricius, 1781
Ocyptamus deceptor Curran, 1930
Toxomerus musicus Fabricius, 1805
Toxomerus rohri Thompson, 1981
Trichopsomyia antillensis Thompson, 1981

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Virgin Islands
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Syrphoidea at artfakta.se
Syrphoidea at dyntaxa.se
Syrphoidea at marinespecies.org